The Jackson High School (JHS) Arts Festival brought together parents, students and the community for an “Alice in Wonderland” theme.
The Arts Festival entitled “A Walk in Wonderland” was held over the course of two days (May 5-6) in the JHS Fieldhouse. In addition to almost 500 pieces of artwork, the festival also featured cornhole and Italian Ice.
Jackson High School Art Teacher Shaun Gentry was very proud of this year’s festival.
“Probably my favorite project we did this year was a collaborative effort with all of the fourth graders at the three elementary schools in the Jackson City School District,” said Gentry. “The fourth graders designed an original monster then some of my art students recreated it on paper and some of them recreated it in 3D in the computer and 3D printed and painted it.”
The JHS Arts Festival winners were:
Portraits:
Patricia Swisher, 1st
Jenna Lewis, 2nd
Deonna Huston, 3rd
Surreal Visions:
Markaela Simms, 1st
Rosie Marcum, 2nd
Heather Kieffer, 3rd
Photography:
Lenora Fornash, 1st
Sabella McCarty, 2nd
Sabrina Newsome, 3rd
Nose Studies:
Sarah Kent, 1st
Jacey Hively, 2nd
Abi Baker, 3rd
Head Studies:
Meghan Ramirez, 1st
Shelby Vickers, 2nd
Jaelyn Duncan, 3rd
Digital Art:
Gia Rossum, 1st
Heather Kieffer, 2nd
Gia Rossum, 3rd
Sketchbook:
Rosie Marcum, 1st
Heather Kieffer, 2nd
Deonna Huston, 3rd
Stipple Art:
Kali Simms, 1st
Presley Sexton, 2nd
Mya Dummitt, 3rd
Boots:
Isaac Slark, 1st
Shelby Vickers, 2nd
Garret Carper, 3rd
Sandwiches:
Shelby Vickers, 1st
Evie Mullins, 2nd
Lacie Long, 3rd
Dream Animals:
Heather Kieffer, 1st
Deonna Huston, 2nd
Jacey Hively, 3rd
Character Heads:
Allie Bradbury, 1st
Mya Dummitt, 2nd
Marcus Naugle, 3rd
Illustration:
Jenna Lewis, 1st
Rosie Marcum, 2nd
Jayde Butcher, 3rd
Mouth Studies:
Jayde Butcher, 1st
Evie Mullins, 2nd
Sabella McCarty, 3rd
Conceptual:
Rosie Marcum, 1st
Jenna Lewis, 2nd
Deonna Huston, 3rd
Animal Studies:
Shelby Vickers, 1st
Abbi Baker, 2nd
McKenzie Blamer, 3rd
Split Faces:
Jenna Lewis, 1st
Allie Bradbury, 2nd
Robert Andress, 3rd
Bird Studies:
Deonna Huston, 1st
Robert Andress, 2nd
Mya Dummitt, 3rd
Skull Studies:
Sarah Kent, 1st
Shelby Vickers, 2nd
Ava Coughlin, 3rd
Eyes Studies:
Shelby Vickers, 1st
Jacey Hively, 2nd
Abigail Baker, 3rd
X-Ray Hands:
Chloe O'Connor, 1st
Rosie Marcum, 2nd
Gia Rossum, 3rd
Scribble Portraits:
Jenna Lewis, 1st
MacKenzie Perry, 2nd
Mya Dummitt, 3rd
Northview Creatures:
Heather Kieffer, 1st
Hannah Tyler, 2nd
Kairi France, 3rd
Southview Creatures:
Deonna Huston, 1st
Eris Staten, 2nd
Mya Dummitt, 3rd
Westview Creatures:
MacKenzie Perry, 1st
Shawna Porter, 2nd
Eris Staten, 3rd
Memory Project:
Patricia Swisher, 1st
Jenna Lewis, 2nd
Heather Kieffer, 3rd
Canvas:
Rosie Marcum, 1st
Heather Kieffer, 2nd
Hannah Tyler, 3rd
Framed Work:
Jenna Lewis, 1st
Heather Kieffer, 2nd
Miah King, 3rd
Out of the almost 500 pieces of artworks on display, one student received the title of Best of Show. Rosie Marcum, a 11th grader at Jackson High School, who is in Gentry’s Art III class received this honor.
Marcum won first place and Best of Show with a canvas piece of artwork she entitled “empowerment.” She started painting it in June 2021.
“It’s not quite finished but its slowing coming together,” explained Marcum. “Last summer I started getting more into feminism, and women empowerment.”
Marcum said, “A lot of women… especially people like me. I am a bi-racial woman, we are oppressed… we don’t have a voice. This piece kind of shows that we are creative as people not just as women and men but just people.”